The 2025-26 NBA schedule has one of its tentpole days of the league calendar with a nine-game slate on MLK Day. Among the anticipated matchups, per the latest NBA odds, are Thunder vs. Cavaliers (+5.5), Knicks vs. Mavericks (+10) and Celtics vs. Pistons (-3.5). The last of those matchups could be an Eastern Conference Finals preview, with Detroit and Boston having the East's top two records, making the nationally-televised game one to potentially target with Monday NBA picks.
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